An Israeli Jewish man crosses a street in front of the Jerusalem Light Rail, Jerusalem (AFP) MEE Staff Middle East Eye / February 8, 2022 The almost $310m budget approved by the municipality financial committee would increase Israel’s control over the city. The Israeli municipality of Jerusalem has allocated almost one billion shekels to development projects that would connect illegal Jewish settlements in the occupied eastern part of the city to its west. The almost $310m budget approved by Jerusalem’s municipality financial committee would empower Israel’s sovereignty over the city. The projects to be built include infrastructure, a network of...